Improvement in devices for detaching horses



J. TQWILLIS. DEVICES vFfm DETACHING HORSES. lNo 173 874;` PatentedFeb..zz,1e7e`.

N.FETEHS. FHOTO-LITHDGRAPHER WASHDNGTON. D C4 swinging lever, B,fulcrumed thereto.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEoE JosEPEUs T. wILLis, or PUsEMATAHA, ALABAMA.

IMPROVEMENT IN DEVICES FOR DETACHING HORSES.

Speccatlon formingr part of Letters Patent No. 173,874, dated February22, 1876; application filed September 11, 1875.

To atl whom tt mayconceru:

Be it known that I, J osEPHUs T. WILLIS, of Pushmataha, in the county ofChoctaw and State of Alabama, have invented a new and Improved Devicefor Detaching Horses, of which the following is a speciticationz.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l represents a top view lof myimproved device for detaching horses as applied toa whiffletree; Fig.2,a detail top view, showing trace detached from the tug.

`,Similar yletters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has reference to an improved device for detaching horsesinstantly from carriages, buggies, and other vehicles; and the inventionconsists of locking bands or sleeves,

v sliding at the ends of the whiftletree to lock or release the hooks orcatches that retain the traces, the bands being moved by lever-rodsconnected to a fulcrnmed center lever, governed by a forked lever andstrap from the carriage.

A pin-strap extends from the main strap to a hole ofthe wlliffletree, tolock the sleeve and allow the detaching of thetraces only afterwithdrawing the pin.

In the drawing, A represents a whiftletree,

4which is provided at the pivot-holt connecting it to the cross-bar or.double-tree with a I The ends of lever B are connected, by pivotedlever-rods C, with locking bands or sleeves D, sliding at the ends ofthe whifl'letree. The sleeves D lock, when moved to the ends of thewhiftletree, the pivoted trace hooks or catches a iirmly into position,but allow., when moved back till stopped by the stop-pills Ab, theswinging forward ol' the hooks, and thereby the detaching of the traces.

Narrow leather strips d, at the ends of the lever-rods or sleeves, maybe inserted into holes ofthe hooks, to secure the traces in thecustomary manner.

A forked lever, E, is pivoted to the ends of the fulcrumed lever B, andconnected at itsv end to the governing-strap F, that passes up board orother convenient -point of the vehicle.

A short side strap, F', with a pin, e, at its end, is attached to themain strap F, and

passed sidewise toward the end ofthe Whiftlel tree, so that the pin maybe inserted into a hole of the whiflietree, back of the lockingsleeve,when in position to hold the trace hook or catch.

The pin e prevents any accidental detach-` the detaching-levers canoperate the sliding sleeves aand detach the traces.

For two horses, the arrangement is the same on both single-trees, exceptthat the fulcriuned lever of the other tree is reversed, in order thattheir ends may be turned inward, and allow one forked strap to answerfor detaching both horses.

The release of the'hack-strap and holdingup straps from the shafts isproduced by suitable tug and rin g attachment, that may readily swingover the pole, and free the horses from the vehicle.

Having'thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. The device for detaching horses from vehicles,consisting ot' governingstrap, forked 'iletree A, sliding band D, as andfor the purpose set forth.

JOSEPHUS T. WILLIS.

Witnesses:

R. H. HARMON, B. F. GILDER.

